Wisconsin Hockey

[Jimbo]

Its official, he will be in the lineup for Pheonix on thursday

And that folks, is the reason why I started giving up on college hockey 20 years ago. The good players don't stick around.

 

[tristarscoop]

Yeah, but for every guy that got picked in the first round and leaves after his freshman year there are guys like Brian Elliot who were drafted in late rounds and spend their four years coming out of their shell until they're spectacular and finalists for the Hobie Baker. That's part of the fun. I mean, if you saw Paddy Johnson in the first month or two, no one would have guessed he'd break out and become the player he did. You certainly wouldn't have thought he might be pulled into the majors. That's the fun part.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Yeah. What do you guys think about Shane Connelley this year? I thought he was very inconsistant, but showed flashes that he could be a solid goaltender. He's only a frosh so hopefully he's around another 3 years.

[danzig6767]

Connelley was a junior, not a freshman, he has one year left, not three. As for his play, i don't think very highly of him compared to many past goalies that have played at Wisconsin. He has flashes where he makes incredible saves, but IMO he doesn't make enough of the easier or semi-hard saves.

[trwi7]

I'm with danzig. Not a huge fan of Connelly. He does make great saves from time to time but he also lets in a bunch of goals that should be stopped easily. I think more people remember the flashy saves than the fundamental ones that he'll let by him.

[tristarscoop]

Not only that, but Connelly suffers from Elliot letdown. Maybe we wouldn't notice his shortcomings so much, but we know how great a netminder can be - it's fresh in our memories - so in comparison, Connelly just isn't at that level. I'll be interested to see Gudmandson compete for the spot.

[tristarscoop]

Turris made his first start with the Coyotes last night and there's video and info on their website.